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An Amateur’s Dream
Driving between towns in the Texas Panhandle I had a lot of time to think. Over the last few years my interest in poker has peaked and waned. I have always been a fan of the game but it seems that I go in spurts where I play a whole lot, and then play very little. A couple of years ago I was playing in the now defunct Texas Poker League, a free bar league, and made it to two State Finals. The winner of the first was awarded a seat in the Main Event of the WSOP. Needless to say I was pumped at the chance to make it there. Unfortunately I came in 10th out of a field of 160 players and received a very nice Texas Poker League chip set. That only increased my hunger to get to the big show.

Poker playing journeyman plumber
More recently I have tried to satellite my way in via online tourneys, and that also has gone nowhere. On this one fateful day a story I had read years before floated back into my mind. I decided that I wanted to try and trade a single red poker chip for a seat in one of the many $1000 events at this years WSOP. So far I have made two swaps. My first was to trade the chip for a pair of toilet seat sunglasses. Later the same day I was able to get another exchange. This time I traded my lovely glasses for a red 1970 Dodge Charger R/T die cast model. That is where I currently stand.



I’m just a simple Texas guy who has a dream. I am a 2004 graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station, Git ‘Em Ags. For the last 4 years I have been a Journeyman plumber in the Texas Panhandle. I do not consider myself to be an excellent poker player, but I do think I can hold my own in many situations. This blog will be about poker, my take on the happenings in the poker world, and my progress in the adventure I have come to call Chip for a Chair.
Frank Willburn


MELISA March 16, 2010 at 3:45 pm
SO EXCITED FOR YOU…..WHAT A NEAT WAY TO GET TO THE TOP…ROOTING FOR YOU THE WHOLE WAY….
Camille March 16, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Oh Frank, I love the glasses. I am so happy for you that you are doing so well at poker! Good luck!
Louise March 16, 2010 at 2:41 pm
What a fantastic idea, hoping you make it and keep us updated on the trades